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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

How far back does the groundwater monitoring record go?

Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It's been a long time, but I was able to do some of my own #FieldWork in a Sylt #SaltMarsh a couple weeks ago. We tried installing some dialysis chambers (the mud puddles) and did some of my usual porewater collection with ceramic-tipped single point samplers. #WomenInSTEM #PostDoc 👩‍🔬 #PoreWater #GHG

Landscape view of a grazed salt marsh showing a number of installed stick-like pore water sampling devices. There are high and low parts of the terrain, with the low parts filled with water.

An up close view of installed pore water samplers in a patch of Spartina cordgrass

A close up of the dialysis chamber installed, with some sticking out of the ground. They're meant for peatlands, so you are supposed to push them in, but we had to dig them in due to the sand underneath the salt marsh sediment.

Taking a GPS measurement of one of the sampling spots in a Spartina patch. I use the Map Cam app, so I get a picture, can take notes, and a GPS point all encoded together.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

After a couple days they're now clear with a crystalline precipitate. Has anyone ever seen this before? I also have had some samples go light orange, which is not normal either. I suspect the reagents are reacting to something in the samples. They're salt marsh porewater samples.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Hey #Science #Chemistry people, I had a weird reaction during methyl-blue photometric sulfide analysis. They started purple after reagents were added and reaction time had finished. I analyzed them, put them aside, and after maybe 10 minutes noticed they had turned fluorescent pink.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Oof, alright, well somehow I've missed all of this so far. Thanks for the info!

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

What, has it actually been cancelled? This is so annoying

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Listen up science people, if you go through the trouble of taking and reporting chemical data like ion analysis, iron concentrations, salinity, etc in your paper. STOP HIDING IT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL AND NOT DISCUSSING IT, IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION. K, thanks.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Don't forget to join us in the Future of Nothern #Peatlands session, BG3.21 this morning at #EGU2025 It starts at 8:30 in N1: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

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Session BG3.21

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The Northern Peatland session BG3.21 is in room N1 (green) and starts at 8:30 Tuesday morning! First presentation is a keynote by my Postdoc advisor Peter Müller at 8:35. The whole session will be great! Hope to see many there!

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The past few weeks I've been traveling up and down the German North Sea coast vising Salt Mashes in the Wadden Sea as part of my work with the BMBF-funded project TRICMA2. I'm looking forward to working in the Salt Mashes this summer

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I'm officially done with my PhD! I successfully defended on March 21st, and received my degree over the weekend. Here are a few pictures from my defense, with my advisors Prof. Dr. Susanne Liebner and Prof. Dr. Gerald Jurasinski, and one with most of the #BalticTRANSCOAST 3rd cohort PhDs.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I'm a #biogeochemist and #microbial #ecologist focusing on #methane cycling in #coastal #wetlands. I'm currently in #Germany, working as a #postdoc at Uni Münster in the TRICMA2 project, focusing on carbon cycling in #salt #marshes. #WomenInSTEM

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I'm happy to announce that I started a new position at the #University of #Münster as a ( #Postdoc) #Researcher in the TRICMA2 project and have submitted my #doctoral #thesis! I know I've been quiet lately, but look forward to more field pics of porewater, this time from #Wadden #Sea salt #marshes!

I am standing with three black hardbound doctoral thesis books in my arms, with a generally neutral look on my face because apparently I couldn't smile normally.

A zoomed in view of the cover of one copy of my black hardcover bound thesis, with three lines of text in silver:

"Doctoral Thesis"

"The Impact of Sulfate on Methane Cycling in Coastal Wetlands"

"Sara E. Anthony"

A view of the GEO1 building at the University of Münster, which houses the Institute of Landscape Ecology (ILÖK) and my new place of work. The building is grey with green bump out window accents around the lecture rooms, and has 6 floors plus a basement. Grey skies and other University buildings are visible in the background

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

My wish is that you would answer the open questions specifically directed to you on my paper before the deadline tomorrow at 17 Uhr.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hey SPD, why Scholz again? He didn't even last a full term and he's fairly disliked. Is there really no one better available?

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Hi! I'm a #biogeochemist and (aspiring) #microbial #ecologist focusing on #methane cycling in #coastal #wetlands. I'm currently in #Germany, but I'm originally from the #PNW. Transitioning from #doctoral candidate at Uni Rostock/Greifswald to #postdoc at Uni Münster. #WomenInSTEM

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Now would be a great time for #US #Scientists to look at positions abroad. It's fairly easy to bring and support dependents in #Germany if you have a job that requires a degree. I make enough with my #doctoral #candidate salary to support both me and my husband who isn't working. 👩‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬 #PhD

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Mike Peacock @peatymike.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Abstract submission for EGU2025 is now open. Come join our session on aquatic GHGs! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Oh no, please don't add another session to my list. I'm already torn between submitting to two others 😭

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Unfortunately, it is actually believable. Nothing real is going to get done like this, it's all just for show in the end...

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

It was published in multiple journals, but Nature put it behind a paywall? 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

This is where the scientists went (including me). I'm happy to see some of the comics and artists I love moving here now!!

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Ok, apparently it's only "national" black dog day, and probably from the US, but every day is black dog day for us.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Happy international black dog day from Willow!

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

I don't understand how more people haven't heard that Oktoberfest in Munich isn't very much fun... I've been once because we were hostig someone who wanted to go. The Volksfest in Stuttgart is so much nicer and the Frühlingsfest in the spring is similar. Plus there are smaller ones everywhere.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

You can learn more about #Paludiculture here: www.moorwissen.de/background.h... I also recommend checking out the #Peatland Atlas: www.greifswaldmoor.de/peatland-atl...

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Paludikultur Hintergrund - Moorwissen en

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

One method of conservation and production is through #Paludiculture which is being tried at some test plots. Through demonstrations, they hope to show famers they can still use the land after rewetting and make money from it. You can already buy #Paludiculture products like paper and insulation.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

It continues to lose 1 cm of peat per year. Rewetting and conservation efforts are very contentious as the farmers are worried about their livelihoods and don't understand. Many of them are decended from the original settlers, who were forced to be there and suffered greatly for several generations.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

I also visited the Bayerisches Donaumoos (Bavarian Danube Moss) region, which has been impacted by heavy draining and use since the late 1700's. The pole in my previous post is the "Moospegel" a wooden beam hammered into the peat in 1836. The area has lost almost 3 meters of peat since then.

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

I attended and presented at the international Peatland Science Conference organized by the University of Applied Science of Weihenstephan-Triesdorf and the Peatland Science Center in Freising, Germany. It was a great conference and my last one as a doctoral candidate.

A 35-year old woman stands in front of a plot of Typha paludiculture. The Typha is full grown and has cattails.

A view of a large field of Carex to be harvested in a few months for use in prodcuts. The field is a Paludiculture test plot.

Image shows the title slide of a presentation entitled "Microbial community development during and after rewetting a coastal peatland". The lead and presenting author is Sara E Anthony, from the Universities of Rostock and Greifswald, and coauthors include Cordula Gutekunst, Dominik H. Zak, Klaus-Holger Knorr, Susanne Liebner, and Gerald Jurasinski. This picture was taken by Miaorun Wang. Funders listed include the DFG and the Joachim Herz Foundation.

The so-called Moorpegel (in German) is a 2.9 meter tall wooden square beam that in 1836 was hammered into the peat at Königsmoos which is in the heart of the Donaumoos area in Bavaria, near Ingolstadt. This is a visual representation of how much peat has been lost since the pole was installed (almost 3 meters) and peat loss continues today at a rate of 1 cm a year.

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EAG @eageo.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Job alert: #postdoc position in blanket bog stable isotopes, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin (IE). Apply by 31 Oct. More info: www.eag.org/jobs/

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EAG @eageo.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Job alert: #PhD position in Carbonate Triple Oxygen Isotopes, University of Göttingen (DE). Apply by 31 Oct. More info: www.eag.org/jobs/

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · 20/09/2024

Do you have a PhD in physical oceanography? We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow for a 3 year position here in Bergen.The position includes research cruises to the Iceland and Greenland Seas. Read more about the position and apply here 👇 🧪🌊

jobbnorge.no

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in physical oceanography (267118) | University of Bergen

Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in physical oceanography (267118), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, September 30, 2024

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Tenure-track position in climate science at @uofpenn.bsky.social in the Department of Earth & Environmental Science within Penn Arts & Sciences: apply.interfolio.com/153721

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Congrats Pamela! Looking forward to seeing you next week at the iPSC :)

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

I'm at #EMBOarchaea24 this week! If you're also here, come say hi! I'm at poster 4. #BalticTRANSCOAST #PhD #WomenInSTEM

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 21/06/2024

#BalticTRANSCOAST 2nd cohort candidate Erwin Don Racasa sucessfully defended his doctoral thesis today. Congrats Erwin!!! #PhD

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

Hi Bethann and Steve! I really appreciate your responses. Sorry for the late response I've sort of had a week. I'm trying to get some info from our coordinator and it's going very slowly. It's kind of frustrating 😅

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 05/06/2024

Today was my 35th birthday and almost all of the #BalticTRANSCOAST PhDs currently in a Rostock came to celebrate with me! ❤️❤️❤️ Those who couldnt make it were there in spirit!

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 05/06/2024

Is there anyone in my network able to give a scientific/technical writing course (online or in person) and/or who might want to come to Germany for a few weeks for writing assistance for PhD students? This would be paid, of course! #scientific #writing #peat #TechnicalWriting #WomenInSTEM #PhD

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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · 09/05/2024

13 PhD positions available in a European consortium working on the biotechnological potential of Archaea! Please spread the word! #positions #PhDposition 1 position in my lab. Apply here until the 12th of May! archaeaforbiotechnology.eu/esr-3-univer... 🔬🧫🦠

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ESR 3 University of Freiburg-GERMANY

Title of the project: Analysis if the biogenesis of the archaeal cell envelope and surface structures This particular PhD position is aimed to understand the biogenesis of the archaeal cell envelope i...

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 20/04/2024

#EGU24 is over, and I had a really good time this year. I was able to meet up with a lot of people I haven't seen in a while, had some really nice conversations ovee the week and co-convened my first session. #PhD #WomenInSTEM #geosciences #BalticTRANSCOAST

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

I also have some #EGU24 session recommendations: Session BG1.10 all day with orals starting at 8:30 in room 1.14: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/sessio... BT friend Tom Jilbert has a poster from 10:45 - 12:30 in Hall X1, poster number X1.8: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/EGU24-...

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Abstract EGU24-20517

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Dr. Sara E. Anthony @seanthonysci.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

The final day of #EGU24 and we have one more #BalticTRANSCOAST presentation from Hadi Meidani at 8:45 in room 2.15 (red): meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/EGU24-... I hope to see you there! #PhD #Geosciences

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Abstract EGU24-6071

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Gerald Jurasinski @terhorab.bsky.social · 18/04/2024

Nice video that reflects the state of knowledge re greenhouse gas emissions and especially methane emissions from peatlands. A must watch!

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